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Michael C. Alfano

Professor Emeritus
Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology
New York University
United States of America

Doctor Dentistry
Biography

Certificate, Periodontics, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry 1976 PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry & Oral Biology, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Dept. of Nutrition & Food Science, 1971-1974 Trainee, Periodontics, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, 1971-1973 DMD, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey 1971 BS, Biology, Rutgers University 1967

Research Intrest

Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Higher Education, especially Dental Education Enhancing Oral and General Health through Better Therapy, Public Education, and Challenging the Dental Profession Promotion of Improved Interactions Among Academic, Industrial and Government Scientists, the Regulatory Agencies and the Public Evaluation of New Products for the Personal Care, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Industries Pathogenesis and Therapy of Periodontal Disease; Nutrition in Oral Health

List of Publications
Alfano, M.C., Morhart, R., Metcalf, G. and Drummond, J.F.: "Presence of Collagenase from Clostridium Histolyticum in Gingival Sulcal Debris of a Primitive Population" J. Dent. Res. 53:142, 1974
Alfano, M.C., Miller, S.A., Drummond, J.F.: "Effect of Ascorbic Acid Deficiency on the Permeability and Collagen Biosynthesis of Oral Mucosal Epithelium" Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 258:253-263, 1975
Alfano, M.C.: "The Effect of Ascorbic Acid Deficiency on the Barrier Function of Guinea- Pig Oral Mucosal Epithelium" Doctoral Thesis, 1974, Institute Archives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alfano, M.C., Drummond, J.F., and Miller, S.A.: "Technique for Studying the Dynamics of Oral Mucosal Permeability in Vitro" J. Dent. Res. 54: 194, 1975
Alfano, M.C.: "Controversies, Perspectives and Clinical Implications of Nutrition in Periodontal Disease" Dent. Clin. North Amer. 20:519-548, 1976
Inouye, L., Miller, S.A. and Alfano, M.C.: "The Lingual Ascorbic Acid Test: Lack of Correlation with Blood and Tissue Levels of Ascorbic Acid in Guinea-Pigs" J. Dent Res. 54:1143-1148, 1975
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